Leeks Allium porrum L.

Type

The Avano line is characterised by an improved stem length and narrower leaf placements. The leaves have a strong blue green leaf colour, an erect leaf arrangement, and demonstrate good frost resistance. For harvesting …

Frost hardy, high yielding winter leek for harvesting into the winter. Long, white stems without bulb formation, the grey green leaves are healthy, strong and relatively upright making for easier harvesting. Also …

Dark, late winter leek. Particularly good for overwintering for harvesting in spring, very frost-hardy. Stem length ca. 17 cm. Upright growth without any side bulbs. Also available as seeding strips in 7.5 m rolls.

Selection from "Blaugrüner Herbst". Medium long stem with a larger proportion of white; dark, blue-green and upright leaf placement. Only a slight tendency to form bulbs. Limited frost resistance. For the late autumn …

Variety for harvest in summer and autumn. Medium green leaf. Very long, narrow and closed stem shafts. Suitable for growing early crops under glass. Bolt resistant and quick growing. Also available as seeding strips in …

Fast growing early leek. Bolt resistant, suitable for both early cropping and autumn cultivation. Plants with long shafts, upright leaves, minimal bulb formation and high yielding potential. Particularly good taste. …

Leeks belong to the onion family. A distinction is made between spring, summer, autumn and winter leeks.

Cultural tip:
Planting furrows or holes about 5 cm deep can be filled in with earth later during hoeing operations. Leeks can also be earthed up. This increases the overall length of the white stem section as compared with flat ground cultivation.
We recommend seeds strips for commercial growers to simplify sowing.